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F. A. HERRIGK.

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No. 432,616. Patented July 22, 1890..

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No. 432,616. Patented July 22, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. HERRICK, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,616, dated July 22,1890.

Application filed April 5, 1390- Serial No. 346 793. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that'I, FRANK A. HERRICK, of Jackson, in the county ofJackson and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tool-racks; and the object of myimprovement isto provide a rack upon which axes may be secured in order to exhibitthem for sale. I secure this object in the apparatus illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical central section.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the supporting-rib A. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofthe supporting-rib B. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the bracket 0. Fig. 5 isan elevation of the entire device, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of one ofthe brackets by which the ax-heads are secured.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

D is a base or pedestal in whicha platform E is supported a shortdistance from the surface upon which the rack is set by legs F F.

G is a piece of gas-pipe or a round rod secured in a vertical positionby its lower end passinginto and through a holein the center of theplatform E, and being secured in position by the nuts II I.

A is a supporting-rib, consisting of the hub a, arms I) b b b, andpolygonal periphery C 0. Through the center of the hub A is formed acircular hole (I, through which the round rod G passes, the hub aresting upon the top of the nut I.

B is a supporting-rib smaller than but of the same general constructionas therib A. I prefer, however, to channel the under surface 1, in orderto secure a better finish to the device at that point.

C is a bracket provided with several pairs of double arms J J. Throughthe center of the bracket 0 is formed a hole e, through which the rod Gextends. i M are lugs extending vertically upward from the arms J J.Said arms extend at right angles to a square forming the center of thebracket 0, above the opening between the arms of the supporting-rib B.

K K are rods extending through holes is k k in the bracket 0 and thesupporting-ribs B and A, and being rigidly secured therein, holding saidbracket and ribs in parallel planes at about the relative distance apartshown in Fig. 1. I

L L are boards secured to the supportingribs A and B, meeting at theiredges, and forming, together with the inclosed space, the frustum of apyramid. Said boards are socured to the supporting-rib B, preferably byhaving their upper edges inserted in the channel formed near theperiphery of said rib, and screws passing down from above through saidrib and into the ends of said boards. The lower portions of said boardsare secured to the ribs A by screws passing from the inside of said rib.

M M are brackets secured at one end at the side of one of the boards LL, extending therefrom at right angles, then turning and extendinghorizontally across said board. A rise h it his formed at the end ofsaid brack ets. Said brackets may be made of wire, as shown, or of iron,and secured to the boards L L by screws.

The operation and method of using the above-described device are asfollows: The bracket 0 and supporting-ribs l3 and A are adapted to turnabout the rod G, the weight of said bracket-ribs and attached partsresting upon the nut I, by means of the hub a.

Ax-heads of diiferent makes and shapes are threaded upon the brackets MM, said brackets passing through the eye of the axheads, the lugs orrises h h h preventing any accidental removal of said ax-heads. Axes arehung upon the bracket 0 by resting their heads transversely across thearms J J, their handles hanging Vertically downward between the arms ofthe rib B, the lugs M11 preventing their accidental displacement. Byturning this rack about the rod G the different axes may be readilyexhibited. The axes and ax-heads may be readily removed. and replaced,and the axes are kept in a compact and sightly position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. The combination of the central rod G, rack O, and polygonal ribs A B,secured together and adapted to rotate about said rod, the boards L L,secured to said ribs, and the brackets M M, secured to said boards,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the central rod G, rack C, and polygonal ribs A B,secured together and adapted to rotate about said rod, the rib 0 beingprovided with openings between its periphery and hub, and said rackbeing provided with arms J J .in Vertical IO alignment with the openingsin the rib B, the boards L L, secured to said ribs, and the racks M M,secured to said boards, substantially as shown and described.

FRANK A. I-IERRIOK. \Vitnesses:

GEORGE A. W. DODGE, R. P. CoMsTooK.

